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LA PORTS CITY COr~~v!ISSION - h'IAY 11, 1950
~ 10:00 A. ~~.
Regular meeting of the City Commission v~ras called to order by ie"1ayor H. J.
Pfeiffer, ~:vith the following members and city officials present: Commissioners
Jas. S. Crate, Jr., and bra. P. Jones, Carl C. Patrick, City Attorney, Vhn. P:San-
ess, representing ViTyatt C, Hedriok, City Er~ineer, and J. E. I;uldoon, City Clerk.
~a.nutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
~dfr. Dennis Kiibler, R, L. Recd and Joe Collins, representing P~~a.ryland Casualty
Company, explained in detstil the importance and need of the City of La Porte in
having Public Liability and Compensation Insurance. After muoh discussion, the
matter was given to Commissioner Jones for exalnir_s~tion, xr_d he is to report his
findings back to the Commission for further action.
A brief discussion was held on a petition signed by residents of Lomax Addition,
requesting Game kind of bus service from Lomax to La Porte.
The Mayor ordered the bids opened sz~.d re~.d aloud on fence around waterworks in
Block I~.O, which were requested.
'The bids vT~ re opened and t a,buls~t ed as foI Iows :
j'he Cox Fence C o • of Hous ten Bid - X95? .ZOO -Alternate ~ 1,?_61.b7
Yarborough Fence Co. Bid - 995.00 - nlt erna.te 1,188.00
Anchor Post Fence Division Bid - 899.00 -Alternate I, 185.00
Coastal Fence Company Bid - 91.{2.00 -Alternate I,21~2.00
After muoh discussion, a motion tixra.s made by Jones, second by Crate, to reject
all bids, and rec}uest neon bids on the lineal foot basis.
Carried.
Motion by Jones, second by Crate, to accept the contract of Ernest L, B~~,
Jr., and to authorize the City Attorney to work ti~ith F,rnest L. Bra: Jr•s
for compensation of 1~ of t ax bond issue of X50,400.00.
Carried.
1'he Mayor introduced a Resoluticaz, 1^~ich was read in full. Commissioner Crate
made a mot ion that the resolution be adopted as read. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Jones and carried by the following vote; AYES: ~'Iayor Pfeiffer,
Commissioners Crate and Jones. NOES: None. The resolution thus adopted fol1-
ows:
A RES OLT3T ION CALLI'3G AP;D PROVIDING ~'OR A
SP'CCIAL ELECTION OTe THE PROPOSITIONS OF
ISSUING PUBLIC PARKS AND PZ~~YGROUNDS BONDS
AND PARKS REVENUE BONDS .
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of tre City of La Porte, Texas ;
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Section 1: That a special election shall c;c held in the City of La, Forte,
Texas, on ~.,hc ?7th day of P~Igy, 1~j0, at which cleation there shall be subr.~ittcd
to the duly qualified resident electors of said Ci-~,~ *rrho own taxable property
within s€~id City and t~iio have duly rendered the ssune for taxation, for their
action thereupon, the follvs^ring propositions, to-grit:
PROPOSITION N0. ONE
SHALL THE CITY COP~P."IS::ION flF T'E CITY OF LA PURTE, TEXAS BE AUTHORIZED
TO ISSUE TIJ~ BOIv'DS OF Sr,ID C1TY IN THE At~IOUNT f~' FIFTY TIOUSAND 050,000)
DOLLARS, MATURING SERIALLY i`~TTIiIN T'riIRTY (30) YEARS .r"?OP,7 THEIR DATE OR
DATES, BExRIP1G INTF,REST AT A ?'r'TE i?C1T TO EXCEED FOUR (~.`o) PERCENT P~2
- --_~ -ADfiTCIl~i, FOR THE POI2POSE OF ~ITP,CHASING, AC~!ULRING PiND %Y:PIUVING L,?NDS TO
BE USED FC~i PUBLIC P9RKS :~idD PLAYi~'ROUNDS F'OR SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY A
TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE FAOPERTY ';iITHIN SAID CITY TO PAY THE INTEREST ON
S2? ID BONDS AS TT ACC RUES A?~ID PROVIDE .A S INKIA?G Ta"JPTD T 0 RET 1RE SUCH BONDS
AS Tf~Y NIATLTRE?
PROPOSITIOPd N0. T'rV0
SHAH, THE CITY CO~~Il'~IISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PCRTE, TEX.4.S, BE AUTH~IZED
T 0 ISSUE THE F,.EVENUE BONDS OF SAID CITY II`f TILF AMOUNT OF FIFTY THOUSAND
050,000.00) DOLLARS, P~IATURING SF,RIALLY I"JITHIIvT TIiIRTY {30) YEARS rRC~~f
T~?~'IR DATE OR DATES, BERING INTE°~F.ST AT A RATE IdCli' TO r.'~',CvED FOUR (1~)
PER ANP?UI~I, FOR TIIE PCTI~'. POSn OF BUILDING P,NNIC IPt,I.. PARKS FOR SAID CITY, :^~ND
TO SECURE THE PAYP~~IT OF THE IT~1:~. EST OPv' S~II) :BONDS AS IT ACCP~UES, AND
THE iRINCIPAL OF SAID BOI~IDS AS IT-- R'L~~TURES BY PLEDGIILTG T;HE NET REVENUES
FROD-i THE OPERATION OF SAID PARh,'S lP~,'DrURT:~R BY lalCff~TGAGTNG AND ENCJP+IB*
:RING Sr~ID Pr",RISS AND Tf?E FRf?NCHISE AND IIdCObiE THEREOr'' AND E VERYTHING
PERTAINING TH:y~RFTO :4C~ UIRED (1? 'i' O BE AC2UIRF,D, AND AS ADDITIONAL SECUr2-
ITY, TO GR.AN1' TO THE PIJRCI~IASF.I? TJNDE~ SALE OR ~'ORECLOSUf'~E UNDER SUCH
E;7CUP,%%~BP 4NCE, A FRtiN'CEISE TO OPERATE SAID PS.P.KS FOR A TERPS OF NOT OVIIt
T?~dFfiTTY (20) YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, ALL IP? THE I+gAPPJNIR PROVIDED BY ARTIC-
LES 1111 TO 1118, .BOTH INCLUSIVE, REVISED CIVIL STATTJTES OF TEXAS,
1~5, AS APc1ENDID; EACIi BOND TO BE CONDITIONED TEiAT TL'E HOLDII3 SIiAi,L
NEVER IAVE THE RIGHfi TO D~tIAt1D PAYt~Nr OF SAID OBLIu~",TIOr1 OUT OF AICY
FUND RAISED 03 TO BE RIIISt D BY Tl,,i~T ION?
Section 2: That the entire City shall constitute one (1) eleotion precinct
and said election shall be held at the City Hall within said City and the
following named persons are hereby appointed officers to conduct said election: .
Hs.llie ^1r::.ght Presiding Judge
Arbela Rs.lston Assistant Judge
Lois CoMpton Clerk
A?orelle Gerber Clerk
Section 3: That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution
and gener~.l 1a~vs of the State of Texas, as modified by House x;11 357, enacted
by the 51st Legislature of Texas, Regu].:Lr Session, a,nd only duly qualified resi-
dent electors ox" said City ~rrl:o oti^~ taxable property with3~n said City and v~o
have duly r~x:dered the same for taxation shall be qualified t~ vote.
Section ?..~.; That the ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements
of~ouse .8111 jj7, ens~cted by the 51st ?~egislature of Texas, P,egular Session,
so far as applicable, and, in addition to the requirements of said House Bill
357 shall I1a4C printed thereon the following:
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
PROPOSITION N0. OPdE
F~ THE ISSUANCE OF X50,000 ?L'BLIC PARKS AND PLAYGROUND BOPJDS
AGAIAtST THE ISSUANCE C~' X50,000 PUBLIC Pr1RKS AND PLAYGROUNDS BONDS
PROPOS ITION N0. TWO
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF X50, 000 PARRS REVENUE BONDS
AGAIATST THE ISSUANCE ~' X50,000 PARKS REVENUE BONDS
Each voter shall r,~.rk out one of the 2bove expressions on each proposition, thus
leaving the other as indicating his vote on such proposition.
Section 5: That notioe of sait3. elcctior. shall be given by posting a copy of a
notice containing a substantial Dopy of this resolution at the City Hall snd
one (1) other public plane within. said City not less than fourteen (]1~) days
prior to the date on which said election is to b e held, and by publication.
thereof on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation published within said City, the first of said publications
to be made not less than fourteen (1~.) days prior to the date set i^or said
election.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of Tray, 1950.
Signed H. J. Pfeiffer
Tsa.yor, ty of La Porte, Texas
ATTEST ;
Signed J. E. T~uldoon
City~rk
(SEAL)
T~lotion by Jones, second by Crate, instructing the City Attorney to draw up
papers for authorizing assessments against Blooks 129 and 136 , such assessments
being made for the cost of material and labor to be eaAended by the City in the
construction of a sewer main in the alley of a.bovc mentioned bllocks.
Carried.
notion by Crate, second by Jones, that the meeting adjourn.
Carried.
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of La Porte, rexs~s of La. Po c, as